The State University of New York at Oneonta and Danta: Association for
Conservation of the Tropics are pleased to announce a Primate Behavior
and Conservation Field Course to be held in Costa Rica from June 12, to
July 11, 2007. This program is open to people of all academic
backgrounds. Participants may enroll on either a credit or non-credit
basis. Also, an optional ecotravel experience will be provided for
those who wish to stay longer for travel after the course.
The course will be held at El Zota Biological Field Station in
North-eastern Costa Rica. The course is designed to provide students
with training in primate behavior, ecology and conservation in a field
setting. During the first half of the course, students will learn how
to (1) collect data on the behavior of free-ranging primates, (2)
measure environmental variables, including assessment of resource
availability, (3) measure population size, and (4) map the field site.
In the second half of the course, in consultation with the instructor,
each student carries out an independent research project. Students in
the past have investigated such topics as feeding ecology, positional
behavior, and habitat use in the mantled howler monkey, white-faced
capuchin and black-handed spider monkey. Students will be involved in
applied conservation during a 6 day field trip to Puerto Viejo and
Punta Mona.
The cost of the course is $1850, and includes all within-country
transportation, room and board, and expenses for a 6 day field trip.
It does NOT include your international flight, airport taxes ($25),
accommodation and meals for the first and last nights in San Jose. The
deadline for registration is May 1, 2007. Enrollment is limited to 25
participants. This does not include tuition at the State University of
New York at Oneonta.
Academic Tuition
You can obtain academic credit for this course through the Department
of Anthropology at the State University of New York, Oneonta.
Participants enrolled for 6 academic credits will pay a total tuition
fee of $181 per credit (or the current tuition rate) for New York State
Residents or $442 per credit (or the current tuition rate) for
non-residents
To learn more about the Primate Behavior and Conservation field course,
please visit our website (www.danta.info), or email us at
kdingess At danta.info.
As much of our advertising is done by word-of-mouth, we hope that you
will help us spread the word by forwarding this email to friends who
may also be interested in our programs.
Hope to see you in Costa Rica!
